Button and buttonhole tape



Dec. 5, 1944. -N- l, FLElsCHER 2,354,062

BUTTON AND BUTTONHOLE TAPE Filed Aug. 15, 1942 INVENTOR.

NATHAN l. FLEISCHER W, @i z/e ATToR Ys/ Patented De.`5, 1944` v l l lUNITED.: STATES PAT GfF'FlfC E4 l I f 2,364,062NV lp BUmromANnrUTroNnoLETAPE,

corporation. of Ohio Application Augustus, 1942 smainrlieeeia `(ele-zsrfp v is: to4 provide af. button tape' wherein the fabric to-Whiclr the lbuttons are' attached ist constructed inf Sucnfa manner' astirvreinforce= oraugnient* the ability` buttonssecured thereto 1 f the4fabricl to" retain by stit'cliing". 1

Ai furtherobject off? theH invet'ni'onVA isto` provide arbuttonliole"tape Whicli comprisesf two:v elementsi 'an attachment' stripwhicloe is",adaptedi to be; se-

cureditol` a supporting member; such asV ai gar` ment, article ofupholsteryor the likeand a.

located. A K

Still? a1 furthen object off thee invention to provide a'butltonh'o'letapeofftheV cliaract'er` here*- inabove described' whereintlieliui'iniliilel strip isfgf'abricatedfrom relatively t ick,resilientlrnater-ia'l which:` i's cha-racterized?` byitsf ability tbperl mit the body 'portion oil` 'button t'obelcome"V eink bedi'edtherein' for'A concealing tlepresence ofi a button associatedltherevvitl'i.`

Still anotherobjectof theinvention is o-pipe `vide a` complementary'button= 'andi` buttonhole tapee Whichfhas the abovecharacteristicsafand. which is? adaptedV71 to bel inexpensively manufawturedby'mo dern massfprod'uction?nietliool's.4

These and: othenobjects are; attained byitle l ing the: relationshipof?? thevvariousf component` parts; of; the:- tapesa: whent: they: areconnected', to

ioim thenadiacent. edges; ofj thefsupport meme "Eiga, 8351s@ ai fixentelevatiorn ofac ,length off the button'hqle tapeiOfEi'g 22 l Eign` 911saalsectionaflvew of' avmodied'ffonm of: button 4tape,= comprising:andet'ailf, o'thjerpresent inventioni;

I l0@ ist a side:perspectivevview.,A off: a; lengtlr` of button tape;packaged in a. roll forma Fig. 11 is a side perspective View `of alength ofybuttonliole. tapes` packaged; ink: roll. form. fWith:reference;` to?y Eigsf., 31 to 6 the'arnumerals 21h21:represent,herne:lin-:the1U adjacent edgesof" a garment slipx. cover; onthe; like, which` adjacent The? presenttinvention,is,primarily'directedi tozthe provision of aspai'r.:` of: prefabricatedcomplemem taryrbuttoniandibuttonnoletapesslden-oted'gen, buttnholestripinvvliicnytlie' luttonholes are attached alongrhernmedledgesrjZliiandr2:! by rows 25 erally: byi the `numerals `Zsiand` respectively;` which:aref: adapted tc` be; quickly: and securely.

ofi` `stitching:` denoted; byp the numerals Z5; `28 and'12z1., l l l nWith panticular referenceto Fig: 1","it Willt be observedi thatv button.tape` 23? comprises ,l ai lengthy companying drawing, ini which? FigzY1:` i's ai Sectional viewvofs tne= buttoir` tape l,

of' the presentzinvention.

Fig: 2i`s a transverse' sectional view'oii'tl'efcome buttonhole tapesof?` the Jpresentuinvention; snowoffaliriinor athen suitable materialtfoldedlengtli wiser at. 243v 2821 whereby' tolprovide an lippen ply:30,.an1 intermediate ply: 31", a. lower plat-23a nishedlfonwardedge-33and `a=flnished rear edge 'l 34. Buttons 22 maybe fastenedftothe` upperv ply auf by suitabley retainingl means such as threads, ortheA like;` denoted`` generally by the `num'e`ral35, which pass`tiiroru'glii all` three of plies` 30.; 351i andr "as: illustrated Thebuttonsf are preferablyflooatedi: at regulan intervals `along andspaced-` back from and? parallel `to` tlie forward I rean'edgfe 34inforden` that" the row off buttons Willi be# disposed? in;` spaced?parallelism from* hemY hemined edge by? nreansv of"V stitching" 25jWinch preferalcrltf` passes through the'i tvvo` plies otl'iem- ZUandtheupperIk andlntermediate pliesV 30 and 349 of? the button tape..Itwill be observed that the-onlyfoperation required to attach buttontape Ztotheed'geA-of a garment; Slipcover. or the like;

istoE apply a" row of stitching 25. `In order jto l f'acilitatehandllngfand` storage; lengths or lf'xutteu tapemay be put upf inf rol1"for,masfdisclosed to deliberate abuse. I

and preferably of material as that from which the button tape 23l isfabricated.

Buttonhcle strip 4| comprises a length of material the width of which ispreferably less thanY the overall width of attachment strip 40, as

measured between the forward and rear edges 41 and 48. Strip 4| isprovided with a series of back at 10 whereby to provide an additionalply 1| through which the button retaining threads 35 may be passed.

With reference to Fig. 7, it will be observed that the forward edge 62of the buttonhole strip 4I is adapted to abut, rather than overlap hem20,

spaced buttonholes 49 the perimeter of each ofwhich may be suitablyreinforced by means of stitching 50 or the like. The distance betweenadjacent vbuttonholes should `correspond with the spacing of buttons 22on the button tape, in order that proper alignment and correspondencymay be had between the buttons of the button tape and the buttonholes ofthe buttonhole tape. The buttonhole strip 4| may be attached to thesattachment strip 46 by means of rows of stitching 5I located betweenadjacent buttonholes, and extending at substantial right angles to thelength `dimension of the tape, as illustrated in Figs. 8

and 11.

The physical characteristicseof the buttonhole strip differ considerablyfrom the physical characteristics of the attachment strip in that thebuttonhole strip is comparatively thick and resilient. The thicknessdimension of the strip 4| is preferably, though not necessarily, atleast equalv to the thickness of a button 22, whereby a button maybecome embedded in the material adjacent a buttonhole to such an extentor degree as to substantially eliminate any tell-tale lumps or bumpswhich would indicate the presence of the Ibuttons, when the tapes areconnected, see Fig. 7. If desired, the buttonhole strip may befabricated from thick threads loosely woven together. However, it shouldbe clearly v understood that although the buttonhole strip is thick andresilient, it is nevertheless sufficiently strong in tensile strength tofunction as an effective button retaining member which will not tear,give way or otherwise fail unless subjected The buttonhole tape may be,

fastened along hemmed edge 2| by spaced rows of stitching 26 and 21.`With particular reference to Figs. 4, 6` and 7, it will be observedthat the buttonhole tape is fastenedv along hemmed edge 2| with forwardedge 41 below, or

'preferably a short distance behind. the forward edge 6I of hem 2 I,whereby the buttonhole tape is disposed under and is completelyconcealed by the material of the supporting member Ill, comprising upperply 60 of the hem.

It` will be observed that the row of stitching 26 passes through the twoplies of. hem2l and through the lower and intermediate plies 46 and '45,respectively, of the attachment strip 40,

whereby the forward edge 62 of the buttonhole strip 4|'is free andunattached along its length dimension to the attachment strip. The otherrow of stitching 21 passes through ply 66 of hem 2|, the upper and lowerplies 44 and 46 of attachment strip 46 and through the rear edgeadjacent portions of buttonhole strip 4|, whereby to promember. v

, With reference to Figs. 10 and 11, it should be noted that no attempthas been made to indicate the various plies of button tape 23, nor ofattachment strip 46 of tape 24, since these two views merely illustratehow the tapes may be rolled for the purpose of storage and use. In someinstances, it may be desirable to sell thetapes in a b-uttoned-togethercondition, in which `event the buttons 22 of the button tape would behooked into their respective and corresponding buttonholes 49 of thebuttonhole tape, after which the two tapes, thus connected, would bepackaged in roll form.

Experiment and actual usage have indicated that the tapes comprising thepresent invention fill, in a very satisfactory manner, the need createdin the upholstery business for a desirable, neat, inexpensive, yetpractical closure means for The present tapes are likewise being used ingarments in those places where slide type lfasteners were used prior tothe present shortage of materials caused by the war.

It will be observed that the construction of the button tapes asdisclosed in Figs. 1 and 9, provides a structure which is adequatelyreinforced along the row of buttons so as to 'provide ample and adequateanchorage for the button retaining threads 35, sufficient to withstandthe-concentrated stresses transmitted to the tape by the threadsincident to a pull on button 22. Practice has demonstrated that thebuttons are not likely to be pulled olf unless subjected to deliberateabuse. It has likewise, been found that a twoply thickness of material30 and 3|, is 4ample to provide anchorage for attaching threads.'` 25,since the strain transmitted to threads 25 is transmitted or distributedover a considerable longitudinal area, whereas the strain transmitted tothe button retaining threads 35 is concentrated Vto a small areaadjacent said threads.

It should be understood thatchanges in the structural details ofthe tapemay be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departingfrom the spirit of the invention. y

What is claimed is:

1. As a new article vof manufacture, complementary button and buttoholetapes, said button tape comprising a long narrow lentgh of fabric foldedwhereby to provide a three ply thickness and having a row ofbuttonssecured thereto by stitching, said buttonhole tape comprising a lengthof fabric folded lengthwise to provide a three ply thickness and alength of thick, resilient material secured thereto, the thickness ofsaid material being of such a dimension as to atleast equal thethickness of a button carried by the a garment, slip cover or Ithe like,of a length of complementary button and buttonhole tapes, said buttontape comprising a length of material folded lengthwise whereby toprovide a finished forward and a nished rear edge each of twoplythickness, and an intermediate portion having a three ply thickness, arow of buttons secured to the intermediate portion by stitching, saidbutton tape secured to and along one of said adjacent 20 garment edgesby a row of stitching through the two ply thickness adjacent itsrearedge for positioning the buttons in spaced parallelism from saidedge, said buttonhole ltape comprising a length of material foldedlengthwise whereby to provide an attachment strip having a nishedforward edge of two ply thickness and a nished rear edge orf three plythickness, a length of thick,

resilient material in which is provided a row of buttonholes, saidmaterial being secured `to said attachment strip by rows of stitchinglocated beits forward edge adjacent portion, the other through its rearedge adjacent three ply portion for positioning said tape as to concealits presence when the buttons are engaged with their complementarybuttonholes.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a prefabricated buttonhole tapeofthe type adapted to be attached to the edge of a garment, or the like,said tape comprising a multi-ply attachment strip adapted to be securedto and along `the edge of a garment or the like, and a thick, resilientbuttonhole strip secured to and carried by said attachment strip, saidbuttonhole strip being characterized by its ability to be displaced by abutton introduced into a buttonhole whereby said button is substantiallyembedded within the body of the material liush with one surface thereof`and without deformation` of the other surface of the buttonhole stripadjacent a buttonhole, whereby the presence of a button is effectivelyconcealed from view.

4. In combination with theadjacent edges of a garment, slip cover, `orthe like, a longitudinal strip member projecting from and secured to oneof said adjacent edges, saidstrip member comprising a length ofrnaterialfolded lengthwise whereby to provide a finished forward `and a finishedrear edge each of two ply thickness and an intermediate portion having athree ply thickness, and a row of buttons secured to the intermediateportion by stitching, and a longitudinal strip member secured to andunderlying the other of said adjacent edges, said strip meml

